The Mad Manny project = [b]!!DEAD!![/b]

Mad Manny · Post by **Mad Manny** » Mon May 25, 2009 4:38 pm

Name: Mad Manny
Location: Maryhole QLD
Year/ Model: 86' ET
Colour: White
Period of ownership: 1 month

Performance: Awesome when it's running properly

Engine Mods:
VL Throttle body, fuel pump and injectors, relocated AFM, Bosch ignition coil upgrade, Front mount intercooler, battery moved to the boot, Blow off valve, turbo running 13psi.

Interior Mods:
Boost, Water temp and oil gauges, sparco sports wheel, interior adjustable boost controller, sony H/U, short shifter with aftermarket gear knob ( makes my car go faster my son says lol ), heaps of sand and dirt built into carpet combined with the usual ET interior smell.

Exterior Mods:
Plum purple front grill and stripes, metallic wipers.

Wheels:
16 inch chrome avanti rims with low profile tyres.

Other:
3 inch exhaust into single muffler and out to dump pipe. Rust ( helps with ventilation lol )

Future Plans:
Microtech ECU, new panels on the front, plum purple paint with yellow striping, cut all rust out and install electronic rust converter, motor rebuild, new bigger turbo, better stereo, new carpet and seats.

Pics:

baz · Post by **baz** » Mon May 25, 2009 6:38 pm

whats with the SSS sticker?

BLUE ET · Post by **BLUE ET** » Mon May 25, 2009 6:42 pm

exa tail lights?
different but i like

good luck with the build mate

BennyET · Post by **BennyET** » Mon May 25, 2009 7:09 pm

whats with the potty toolbox!! haha
nice car man

baz · Post by **baz** » Mon May 25, 2009 7:15 pm

poxy tool box lol, it's a potty

baz · Post by **baz** » Mon May 25, 2009 7:17 pm

I thought that EXA and ET tail lights were different in fitment, Modded exa lights to fit your ET?

Mad Manny · Post by **Mad Manny** » Mon May 25, 2009 9:26 pm

Thank's for the comments guys, Exa tail lights were on when i bought it, there is a bit of a gap but they don't leak into the cabin at all.

The SSS sticker was there when i got it, as were a bunch of other stickers like Boost and autometer and some others that had to go, the SSS one's i forgot about till i took the pic's today lol.

My shitty tool box was all i could find the other day when i was taking stuff off the car and needed to put bolts somewhere, my daughter was filling it full of gravel and gave it to me while i was looking for a container, I love my kids lol.

N12Turbo · Post by **N12Turbo** » Tue May 26, 2009 10:24 am

Did you know the creator of n12turbo.com came from 'Maryhole'??

Mad Manny · Post by **Mad Manny** » Tue May 26, 2009 11:27 am

No, No i didn't lol, but my apologies to him for having to have been here at one stage, at least something good came from this place lol.

unique_ET_N12 · Post by **unique_ET_N12** » Tue May 26, 2009 11:40 am

Ohhh you had a race track right near you, long flat roads with not many pot holes that I can remember.. I atm that would only dispence 20s haha

N12Turbo · Post by **N12Turbo** » Wed May 27, 2009 5:12 pm

Yeah he went to school there, 17 years in the place!!

Poor bastard he was..... lol

Mad Manny · Post by **Mad Manny** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 10:48 am

So here I was, geared up to start prep and paint on the ET, when I realised the head gasket had let go in cylinder 4, no big deal as I was going to get it rebuilt any way. Then as I start pulling away all the plastic in the boot and I find a bit of rust (as i suspected I would), but to my surprise, the whole rear of my beloved turbo car was, well, non existant

So I have sold her back to the guy I got it off who wants parts and the likes. Now I have learnt my lesson in looking for rust in hidden and not so hidden places I am on the prowl for another ET or EXA. Here's hoping I can find a goodie.

R.I.P my pregnant rice bubble, you brought me joy and anger and left me with less money than I had hoped, but you always gave me a smile when driving.

Kimmo · Post by **Kimmo** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 1:27 pm

Good luck, man.

Me, I'd try to find a Cordia Turbo.

Basically the same thing; 900kg & 1.6l, but it looks good, and couldn't handle any worse than the Exa/Pulsar...

Android 360 · Post by **Android 360** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 2:11 pm

wtf? cordia? are you serious? LOL HAHA dude actually look at em for a bit - they are retarded! I mean, look at that mess under the bonnet! haha!

if you want a decent cheap car with potential then get an r31 skyline or a bluebird or something like that. There are plenty of rwd toyotas with the goods too ke70 rolla, celicas etc.

Don't be bound by the fwd lol you will enjoy a rwd with 1/4 the power way more than you will enjoy a turbo fwd

Post by **Ash** » Mon Jul 06, 2009 2:34 pm

Android 360 wrote:Don't be bound by the fwd lol you will enjoy a rwd with 1/4 the power way more than you will enjoy a turbo fwd

ah come on they aren't all that bad! i still love driving my little ET even though i have a frikkin manual VL Turbz with some snot.